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Prophetic statewide zoning map showing the Seattle area. [Image: Prophetic]
D.R. Horton Taps AI Startup to Bring Affordable Housing Online Faster Through New Site ID Tool
by Sandra Engelland | Nov 20, 2025
"One of the largest challenges to providing affordable housing is the identification, acquisition, and entitlement of land suitable for developments," said D.R. Horton's Jason Jones. A tool from Oregon-based Prophetic aims to streamline that.
by Maddie Preston |
Sep 10, 2025
Compressed earth blocks made from Dallas soil could offer a low-cost, eco-friendly alternative to traditional masonry. A team of Garland High School summer student researchers got hands-on experience with the solution at SMU's Lyle School of Engineering.
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 30, 2024
“We have options for homeowners and renters through our programs, which provide very low- to moderate-income residents, older residents. and people with disabilities access to affordable housing,” says FHLB Dallas President and CEO Sanjay Bhasin.
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by David Seeley |
Mar 22, 2024
In a joint venture, Waterford Property Co., The Vistria Group, and Northern Liberties have acquired the 395-unit Domain at Midtown Park near Royal Lane and U.S. 75 in Dallas. Starting immediately, rent rates for new, qualified residents will be restricted "to create stable workforce housing" as part of an agreement with the Dallas Housing Finance Corporation. "This is just the beginning of our focus on Texas,” Waterford Co-Founder Sean Rawson said.
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Allen’s FTK Construction Promotes Exec to Vice President of Finance, IT
by Lance Murray | Feb 23, 2024
Riley Goodman has been promoted to vice president of finance and information technology at Allen-based FTK Construction Services, a nationwide general contractor specializing in affordable housing and low-income housing tax credit projects.
FTK said that Goodman will oversee all financial operations for the company, along with all IT operations and systems for preconstruction, production, and administration....
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by Nicole Ward, DRC Data Journalist |
Feb 13, 2024
In this continuing series on real estate development in Southern Dallas, we introduce you to 15 real estate professionals in Innovan Neighborhood's Community Development Roundtable who aim to bring new life to long-neglected parts of Dallas.
Part 3: Meet Jay McIlveen, president of Five Star Properties, who is doing well by doing good and changing lives in the process.
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by Glenn Hunter |
Feb 12, 2024
But in a keynote talk with Perot Group Chairman Ross Perot Jr. at the Tarrant Transportation Summit, the president and CEO of the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank cites supply chain and cybersecurity risks, as well as challenges around affordable housing and childcare.
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by David Seeley |
Dec 5, 2023
Mill City 50, a 50-home affordable housing community planned for a neighborhood in Southern Dallas, is slated to have its first 10 homes hit the market in early 2024. It will be the result of the project leadership of Brown-Key, whose company is a joint venture between Matthews Southwest and Dallas nonprofit Urban Specialists Inc.
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Almas Muscatwalla is a new board member for DHA [Photo: courtesy of DHA]
DHA, Housing Solutions of North Texas Adds New Board Member
by Lance Murray | Jan 24, 2023
DHA, Housing Solutions for North Texas announced the appointment of community leader Almas Muscatwalla to its board of commissioners by Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson.
“DHA welcomes Almas Muscatwalla to our increasingly diverse and engaged board of commissioners,” Troy Broussard, president and chief executive officer of DHA, said in a statement. “We appreciate the mayor’s intentional focus on adding community leaders to our board who are invested in improving the affordable housing landscape across the seven counties DHA serves,” he concluded....
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by Lance Murray |
Dec 28, 2022
Bank of America has donated nearly $4 million to North Texas nonprofits this year, including local food banks and two 2022 Bank of America Neighborhood Builder® awardees.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Dec 19, 2022
The city of Dallas announced last week that it has spent $82 million through the Dallas Housing Finance Corporation to acquire The Briscoe, a 322-unit class-A multifamily property at 12639 Coit Road in North Dallas. The Briscoe was previously charging tenants full market-rate rents. Now it will reserve 161 units for residents earning at or below 80% of the area median income.
Current residents who qualify will see their rents reduced at their next lease renewal, saving an average of $222 a month, or $2,659 a year.
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by David Seeley |
Nov 21, 2022
Capital Impact Partners launched the initiative in Dallas last April to unleash talent that is ready to work with local neighborhoods for uplifting solutions.
One developer is already putting finishing touches on 26 affordable homes this year.
One developer is already putting finishing touches on 26 affordable homes this year.
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Rendering of entrance to a Homz community. [Image: Homz]
Frisco Startup Homz Launches to Address Housing Shortage With Urban Communities Across the U.S.
by Kevin Cummings | Jul 28, 2022
Over the next five years, Homz wants to break ground on 50 communities across the country. The mixed-use projects would include build-to-rent single-family homes and four multifamily brands that are designed to meet the needs of renters at "each stage of their lives."
The company's leaders say they're focused on a triple bottom line approach to building sustainable, attainable housing communities.
The company's leaders say they're focused on a triple bottom line approach to building sustainable, attainable housing communities.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Apr 7, 2022
As the relatively new executive director of the Urban Land Institute Dallas-Fort Worth, Tamela Thornton promotes dialogues and actions in commercial real estate that lead to transformed communities. ...
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by David Seeley |
Apr 7, 2022
Capital Impact Partners' Equitable Development Initiative has already been rolled out in Detroit, metro Washington, D.C., and the San Francisco Bay Area—training more than 200 developers of color since 2018. Now it's landed in Dallas with funding support from JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Charles Schwab Bank.
The goal: Help local real estate developers of color break down barriers and advance in a booming market—while helping underserved communities by building more affordable housing.
The goal: Help local real estate developers of color break down barriers and advance in a booming market—while helping underserved communities by building more affordable housing.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Mar 16, 2022
There's interest by developers from across the country to build affordable housing here, says Jones, a director at Coats Rose and public policy chair at The Real Estate Council.
Stakeholders can embrace the opportunity, the attorney says. The investment in affordable housing "will be catalytic and will beget economic vibrancy."
Stakeholders can embrace the opportunity, the attorney says. The investment in affordable housing "will be catalytic and will beget economic vibrancy."
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